2014-2015
Tickets on sale to members Saturday, June 7!
buy tickets early! Join or renew today.
Tickets on sale at 10am for walk-up, at noon for phone and internet sales. Get your tickets and enjoy refreshments. Tickets go on sale to non-members Saturday, June 21 at noon. To become a member and buy your 2014-2015 season tickets on June 7, contact Lorianne Saniuk at LSaniuk@themusichall.org or (603) 766-2176.
Thank you to our 2014-2015 Season Sponsors:
the ogunquit Playhouse at the music hall presents:
Broadway comes to the historic port!
Buddy: The Buddy holly s Tory Wednesday, July 9 - Sunday, July 13 • Historic Theater
Two of northern New England’s most revered cultural institutions, The Music Hall and The Ogunquit Playhouse, announce a partnership that will bring a closer connection between the two communities and deepen the program offerings for Seacoast audiences. Kurt Jenkins returns in this joyous celebration of a musical legend that will have you dancing in the aisles!
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s ue Miller
Tuesday, July 1 • 7pm • Loft • $40 Includes reserved seat, book (The Arsonist hardcover, $25.95), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet
Suspenseful, sophisticated, rich emotional insight, The Arsonist is vintage Sue Miller —a finely wrought novel about belonging and community, from the bestselling author of the good mother and the senator’s wife.
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sT raigh T no chaser
Tuesday, July 15 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $68; $59; $35
Originally formed over a dozen years ago while students at Indiana University, the male a cappella group has reassembled and reemerged. These singers are the real deal; the captivating sound of ten unadulterated voices coming together to make extraordinary music with both heart and a sense of humor.
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EVENING SPONSORS: Piscataqua Savings Bank; Clear Eye Photo
The series takes its name from Portsmouth’s location on the left bank of the Piscataqua River. Set in The Music Hall Loft, this European-inspired cabaret boasts intimate table seating; luxe interiors; and a superior array of wine, craft beers, signature cocktails, and upscale treats.
Wonder TW ins
Friday, July 25 • 8pm • Loft • $25
Identical twins Billy and Bobby McClain, six-time winners of Amateur Night at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, have performed at dance festivals worldwide. Don’t miss their trademark hip-hop, robopop dance, and gentlemanly airs!
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uT e g frerer
Saturday, July 26 8pm • Loft • $38
Join this Austrian-born, Boston-based chanteuse and her talented accompanist William Merrill for a program of Kurt Weill and the American Songbook. Don't miss this classically trained soprano with a vast repertoire! returning artist
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PaT rick d oro W ’s P iano roo M
Wednesday, July 30 • 8pm • Loft • $14
For more than a decade, the “Piano Room” at Patrick Dorow’s family home has hosted talented and accomplished musicians from around the country — a soulful hub for musical collaboration. This intimate room now moves to the Left Bank Cabaret. Join us for an evening of Broadway favorites and Billboard top hits.
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Taylor o ’d onnell
Friday, August 8 • 8pm • Loft • $16
Saturday, August 9 • 8pm • Loft • $16
Phenomenally talented contemporary vocalist
Taylor O’Donnell has deep roots in jazz, folk, and R&B. Join us for an evening of Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, and original songs with her powerhouse band.
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k ara d io g uardi
Friday, August 1 & Saturday, August 2 • 8pm • Loft • $42
Grammy Award-nominee and former american Idol judge Kara DioGuardi is one of the most successful contemporary songwriters in the world, with her songs appearing on more than 160 million albums. She has had over 50 charting singles with such artists as Pink, Katy Perry, and Christina Aguilera. Don't miss this rare local appearance!
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jackie evancho
Wednesday, August 6 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $135; $99; $65
Jackie Evancho is the breakout star from america's got talent and was the biggest selling debut artist of 2011. Her three full-length albums (heavenly Christmas, dream with me and songs From the silver screen), each raced to the top of the Billboard charts. At just 12 years old, Evancho was named to Billboard magazine’s “21 under 21” list for a second time. In 2014, watch for a new album, a new PBS special, and a world tour. For her appearance at The Music Hall she will be accompanied by the Parma Orchestra.
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EVENING SPONSORS: Clear Eye Photo; PARMA Recordings
Photo credit: Alyssa Almeida Duncan
MaTT he W Berry
Tuesday, August 19 • 7pm • Loft • $30
Includes reserved seat, book Fantasy life (pprbk, $16), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet
ESPN’s Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst — deemed “a fantasy savant” by the new york times — takes a break from his popular column and ESPN television and radio appearances to share his world of sports and his new bestseller. Don’t miss Berry’s pre-season insights on top picks for your 2014 fantasy football team!
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M. Ward
Saturday, September 6 • 8pm
Historic Theater • $30
l e W is B lack
Friday, September 5 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $69; $56
Known to many for his high-energy rants on the daily show with Jon stewart, Black brings his stand-up to The Music Hall stage. Expect him to provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment as he yells so you don’t have to. He is more of a pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon. Black’s unique brand of humor causes an audience to laugh themselves into incontinence while making compelling points about the absurdity of our world.
Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter M. Ward grew up listening to gospel and country, two genres that figure prominently in his breezy, West Coast take on Americana. Ward delivers songs deeply rooted in the classic traditions of American country-folk with a penchant for timeless narratives and bluesy, backporch ballads. Ward will be appearing with his band.
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EVENING SPONSOR: Clear Eye
aaron neville
Thursday, September 18 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $52; $42
Aaron Neville has had an incredible career that has seen him move seamlessly back and forth between solo work and his role in the first family of New Orleans music, the Neville Brothers. A member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, Neville's latest album, my true story, revisits classic doo-wop numbers.
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Telluride By T he s ea
September 19 - 21 • Historic Theater & Loft
Six films. Three days. One weekend festival of new cinema fresh from their debuts at Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival. The not-to-be-missed film event of the year!
SERIES SPONSOR:
2014-2015 Season
Tickets on sale... to members: may 24 to the public: may 31
the met @ the music hall
Sat., Oct.11, 2014 • 1pm: Macbeth (Verdi)
Sat., Oct. 25, 2014 (delayed) • 12pm: Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Sat., Nov. 1, 2014 • 1pm: Carmen (Bizet)
Sat., Nov. 22, 2014 • 12pm: The Death of Klinghoffer (adams)
Sun., Jan. 4, 2015 (delayed) • 12pm: Die Meistersinger von nürnberg (Wagner)
Sat., Jan. 17, 2015 • 1pm: The Merry Widow (Lehár)
Sat., Jan. 31, 2015 • 1pm: Les Contes d’Hoffman (offenbach)
Sat., Feb.14, 2015 • 12pm: Iolanta/Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (Tchaikovsky/Bartók)
Sat., March 14, 2015 • 1pm: La Donna del Lago (rossini)
Sat., April 25, 2015 • 12pm: Cavalleria rusticana/pagliacci (Mascagni/Leoncavallo)
ha MPTon si des
Wednesday, September 17 • 7pm • Loft • $43
Includes reserved seat, book In the Kingdom of Ice: the grand and terrible Polar Voyage of the uss Jeannette ($28.95, hardcover), bar beverage, author presentation, Q+A, and book signing meet-and-greet
The new york times bestselling author of ghost soldiers — also the award-winning editor of outside magazine joins us with his whiteknuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age (1879-1881). Insiders report that In the Kingdom of Ice will stand alongside bestselling adventure tales In the heart of the sea, the Perfect storm, and endurance.
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returning artist
Melissa f errick
Saturday, September 27 • 8pm • Loft • $24
With a voice that’s instantly familiar and her latest album release, still right here, debuting on Billboard’s charts, Ferrick recently wrapped a tour with folk icon Ani DiFranco, who also performs background vocals on her latest release.
"she often applies that energy to songs so bombastic that she makes melissa etheridge sound positively kittenish."
– tImeout ny
New Hampshire Public Television SERIES SPONSOR: New Hampshire Public Television
returning company
s econd c i T y — 55T h a nniversary Tour
Friday, October 3 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $32; $26
Performing classic sketches made famous by names such as Belushi, Colbert, Fey, Carell and Radner — along with satire stripped from today’s headlines and on-thespot improvisation.
carlene car T er
Friday, October 10 • 8pm • Loft
$30 in advance; $34 day of show
The daughter of 1950s country superstar Carl Smith and June Carter Cash, her first album for Rounder Records features songs spanning the Carter Family generations, including celebrated songs like “Gold Watch And Chain,” and others written and performed by the descendants of the original Carter trio—including Carlene herself.
george B enson
Sunday, October 26 • 7pm • Historic Theater $130; $95; $60
There are legends in the world of music…and then there are icons. George Benson redefined the world of jazz by garnering the first platinum jazz album in 1976. The dynamic ten-time Grammy Award winner has had tremendous international crossover success — from jazz to pop, and from instrumental innovator to vocal sensation. The keys were ambition, accessibility, all-around quality and strict attention to the wants and desires of his audience.
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EVENING
Clear Eye Photo; PARMA Recordings
EVENING SPONSOR: New Hampshire Public Radio
Writers on new a
a nn e r ice
Tuesday, November 4 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $13.25
Book: Prince lestat: the Vampire Chronicles. For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher ($28.95 hardcover) is required. Vouchers can be redeemed on the event night for signed copies of the book. Tickets and vouchers are not available for sale online.
The perennially bestselling author visits with her new novel — a long-awaited return to the extraordinary world of the Vampire Chronicles. This large, luxuriant, and chillingly hypnotic mystery-thriller takes readers to presentday New York and the West Coast, ancient Egypt, fourth century Carthage, 14th-Century Rome and Renaissance Venice. Don’t miss hearing from Anne Rice about her new work and her craft summoning up the irresistible spirit-world of the oldest and most powerful forces of the night.
jane T evanovich
Mike + r u T hy
Saturday, November 8 • 8pm • Loft • $15
With their fiddle, banjo, guitar, ukulele and hallmark harmony singing, their concerts are overstuffed with soulful songs and stories and a timeless, spellbinding and pure sound.
SaVe THe DaTe! SaT., noV. 15
The Gala
Join us for our annual Gala benefit, a fundraiser for The Music Hall. Enjoy signature cocktails, gourmet hors d'oeuvres, music, dancing and an auction! Watch for more information to be announced.
Thursday, November 20 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater • $13.25
For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher ($28, hardcover) is required. Vouchers can be redeemed on the night of the event for a copy of the Job. Tickets and vouchers are not available for sale online.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author visits with her latest in the Fox and O’Hare series. Don’t miss hearing from — and meeting! — one of the most successful novelists of our time with more than 75 million books sold in 27 languages. Public book signing post event.
writers on a New england stage is a partnership between
presenting sponsor:
series sponsors: Auger Building Company, Inc; Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service; Calypso Communications; New England Audio Tech; Haunted Milk Design
media partner: companion Bookstore: riverrun Bookstore Writers on new a stage. e ngland
dakh a Brakha
Sunday, November 23 • 7pm • Loft • $24
Hailing from Kiev, Ukraine, the quartet brings to the stage a vivid theatricality as well as a mesmerizing sound that ranges from ethereal to fierce. They are one of the most talked about and highly touted new groups on the world music scene.
Now in its 10th year!
holiday shows & candlelight strolls presented by:
rag P icker's drea M
Saturday, December 6 • 4pm • Loft • $18
Sun., December 7 • 2pm • Loft • $18
Get in the spirit of the season with Kent Stephens’ Stage Force’s holiday celebration of stories, laughter, poetry, and song — featuring new material and old favorites from a wide array of both classic and contemporary sources. Audiences will love the intimate feeling of this readers’ theatre.
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Messiah s ing
Monday, December 22 • 7:30pm • Historic Theater
$17, $15
Grab your score and join best-loved area choruses and conductors in a transcendent community sing in our glorious hall. It’s a “happening” - great fun and one of the best ways to celebrate the true meaning of the holidays.
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returning artist
j us Ton Mc k inney’s l as T l augh 2014
Saturday, December 27 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $24
He has appeared on the tonight show with Jay leno, Conan o’Brien and has two Comedy Central specials including his own one-hour special. He was recently named Best (Comedian) of NH by New Hampshire Magazine. Have the last laugh of 2014 as Juston’s topics include his New England life and the year that was.
EVENING SPONSORS: New Hampshire Public Radio
Coming in December!
Keep an eye out for a high-flying musical for the whole family as The ogunquit playhouse at The Music Hall Series continues bringing Broadway to the historic port.
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r enee f le M ing
Wed., February 11, 2015 • 7pm • Historic Theater • $138; $95; $42
One of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors of our time, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry, and compelling stage presence. President Obama awarded Ms. Fleming the National Medal of Arts, America's highest honor for an individual artist. She is the winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo. She brings her amazing talent to The Music Hall stage with songs from the Great American Songbook and a repertoire of Classical favorites. Don’t miss your chance to see this opera singer extraordinaire in a classic opera house.
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n aTalie MacMas T er & d onnell l eahy v isions fro M ca P e Bre Ton
returning
artists
The MoT h Mains Tage
Sat., March 21, 2015 • 8pm
Historic Theater • $45; $39
Fri., February 20, 2015 • 8pm • Historic Theater • $41; $33
This dynamic duo has created a new show to bring their fans the next chapter in their musical and personal journey. The evening will highlight the unique talents, influences, and stories of the first family of traditional fiddlers through dancing, singing, and world-class music-making.
The Music Hall presents
SAVE THE DATE! April 2015
Back by popular demand!
Back by popular demand, the Moth Mainstage returns with a whole new show of personal stories. Get your tickets early, we expect a sellout, again. Hailed as “New York’s hottest, hippest literary ticket” by the wall street Journal, The Moth is all about storytelling. Five raconteurs each have ten minutes and no notes in which to weave their tales around a central theme. Hilarious, harrowing and unforgettable.
EVENING SPONSOR: New Hampshire Public Radio
r ussian n aT ional Balle T: g iselle
Sat., April 4, 2015 • 4pm • Historic Theater • $51; $39
Each Spring, our ballet becomes a special occasion in Portsmouth when families get dressed up and come out on the town. Formed in Moscow, the Russian National Ballet has travelled the world over the past 30 years with performances of The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, and sleeping Beauty. returning company
The excitement of national music festivals returns to Portsmouth for a fourth year!
24th annual KiTcHEn Tour May 2015
Tour the kitchens we all dream of in this benefit for The Music Hall!
EVENING
Clear Eye Photo; New Hampshire Public Radio; PARMA Recordings
on sCReen
under T he skin
R • 108min • UK
5/31, 6/4, 6/5 @ 7pm
Based on the novel by Michael Faber. Scarlett Johansson plays an alien in human form on a journey through Scotland, picking up hitchhikers along the way.
T he dou B le
R • 93min • UK
6/6, 6/11, 6/12, @ 7pm
Jesse Eisenberg plays Simon - overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams (Mia Wasikowska). The arrival of a new co-worker, James (also played by Eisenberg), upsets the balance.
only lovers lef T alive
R • 123min • UK
6/13, 6/15, 6/17, 6/19 @ 7pm
The latest from Jim Jarmusch (The Limits of Control, Broken Flowers, Down by Law) follows Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton), modern-day vampire lovers as they stick to the shadows in the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier.
T he railWay M an R • 116min • Australia
6/20, 6/21, 6/24-26 @ 7pm & 6/21 @ 4pm
Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography. The epic true story of Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), a British Army officer who is tormented as a POW at a Japanese labor camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax sets out to confront his tormentor. Also starring Nicole Kidman.
locke
R • 85min • UK
6/27, 6/28, 7/1@ 7pm • 6/29 @ 4pm
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) has dedicated himself to the job that he loves and the family he adores. Suddenly he receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul — all taking place over the course of one riveting car ride.
dancing in jaffa
NR • 100min • USA (subtitled)
5/30, 6/3-4 @ 7pm • 5/31 @ 4pm
Internationally renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine returns to his city of birth, Jaffa, teaching 10-year-old PalestinianIsraeli and Jewish-Israeli children to dance and compete together.
child's Pose
NR • 112min • Romania (subtitled) 6/11-12 @ 7pm • 6/8 @ 4pm
Stars Luminita Gheorghiu as a steely, upper-class Bucharest architect determined to keep her 30-something son out of jail after a deadly car crash.
The u nkno W n
k no W n
PG13 • 103min • USA
6/13, 6/17 @ 7pm • 6/15 @ 4pm
Errol Morris' latest is a gripping exploration of the career and philosophy of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Using declassified memos, Morris guides Rumsfeld through a discussion of his career.
haTeshiP loveshiP R • 104min • USA
6/24, 6/26 @ 7pm • 6/22 @ 4pm
Working for Mr. McCauley (Nick Nolte) and his teen granddaughter Sabitha, caregiver Johanna (Kristen Wiig) lands in an awkward relationship with Sabitha's father (Guy Pearce).
finding vivian Maier
NR • 83min • USA
6/27, 7/2, 7/3 @ 7pm • 6/28 @ 4pm
Now considered one of the 20th century's greatest street photographers, this nanny secretly took over 100,000 photos that went unseen during her lifetime.
Evening Sponsor: Drift Gallery
naT ional T heaT er of london hd B roadcas T: king lear Sun., June 22 @ 1pm • Historic Theater • $27.50; $15 for 18/under
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favorite, Cordelia, says nothing. Lear’s world descends into chaos. Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) returns to the National Theatre to direct Simon Russell Beale (Timon of Athens, Collaborators) in the title role of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
SERIES SPONSOR: New Hampshire Public Television
2014-2015 Season on sale to members June 7!
Intimately Yours Michael Bolton 7:30pm
6pm @ Hotel Portsmouth
Community
Extraordinary Cinema Child's Pose 4pm Writers in the Loft & Innovation + Leadership Dan Harris 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Only Lovers Left Alive 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Unknown Known 4pm
Extraordinary Cinema Only Lovers Left Alive 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Unknown Known 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Under the Skin 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Dancing in Jaffa 7pm
Tour 5:30pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Double 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Child's Pose 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Under the Skin 7pm
Martingale Wharf
Singer Songwriter Series: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band 8pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Double 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Child's Pose 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Double 7pm
Martingale Wharf
Singer Songwriter Series: Poor Old Shine 8pm
Intimately Yours Jonny Lang 8pm
Hilarity: Miss Richfield 1981 8pm
Extraordinary Cinema Only Lovers Left Alive 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Unknown Known 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Hateship Loveship 4pm
Extraordinary Cinema Hateship Loveship 7pm Extraordinary Cinema The Railway Man 7pm
Intimately Yours Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell 7:30pm
Tour 5:30pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Railway Man 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Only Lovers Left Alive 7pm
Community Partner: NARAL Pro- Choice NH Presents Stand Up For Choice Doors 6pm, show 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Hateship Loveship 7pm Extraordinary Cinema The Railway Man 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Railway Man 7pm
Community Partner: Boston Babydolls
Burlesque Presents Madame Burlesque 8pm
Community Partner GMB Pictures & PPMtv Present Spreading Thin 7pm & 9pm
2pm
Extraordinary Cinema The Railway Man 4pm & 7pm
Community Partner: Boston Babydolls Burlesque Presents Madame Burlesque 8pm
Extraordinary Cinema Locke 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Finding Vivian Maier 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Locke 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Finding Vivian Maier 4pm
Extraordinary Cinema Locke 4pm
Martingale Wharf
Singer Songwriter Series: La Santa Cecilia 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Locke 7pm
Writers in the Loft Sue Miller 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Finding Vivian Maier 7pm
Extraordinary Cinema Finding Vivian Maier 7pm
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